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safely through all her leaps and bounds. As time 

 goes on and it becomes stronger it changes its 

 position from time to time, often riding on its 

 mother's back, and eventually, but gradually and 

 by slow degrees, it learns to walk alone. Besides 

 the ruffed and black lemurs, there are now living 

 in the Gardens specimens of the five following 

 species the black-headed, the white-fronted, the 

 red-fronted, the nocked, and the mongoose lemurs 

 all of which are dull-coloured in comparison with 

 those we have already mentioned. 



In addition to the true lemurs there are in the 

 collection specimens of the genera Hapalemur, 

 Cheirogaleus, and Microcebus, but of these one 

 alone, the little grey lemur (Hapalemur griseus), is 

 shown in a wail-cage, the others being kept in the 

 keeper's room. This little animal, however, is one 

 of the most interesting of the lemurs, not only for 

 its rarity it is but the second that has been in the 

 possession of the Society, its predecessor having 

 been acquired in 1883 but ulso for its quaint 

 beauty and wonderfully gentle winning ways, 

 which obtain for it a good deal of attention. 



Both Cheirogaleus and Microcebus are strictly 

 nocturnal, and, therefore, of very little interest to 

 the general public ; but this remark, perhaps, 

 hardly applies to the brown mouse lemur (Cheiro- 

 galviis milii), which the keeper regards with great 

 pride and is fond of showing to visitors. This 

 beautiful little animal, which is in appearance 

 much like an enormous dormouse with very large 



